“don’t grieve. anything you lose comes round in another form.” ~rumi

Discovering this many years ago changed my life...
 

"The Journey"
by Mary Oliver

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice --
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life you could save.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.


~Voltaire

“I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once. ” ― Haruki Murakami

“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.” ― Nicholas Sparks

“If you have it [love], you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have.” ― J.M. Barrie

The House by the Side of the Road

New England poet Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911) evokes the age old image of
a humble house where the weary traveler finds a welcome - a house such as
Baucis and Philemon's - to remind us that we are here to help one another
along life's journey. Friends are "help-mates" to each other.

There are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the peace of their self-content;
There are souls, like stars, that swell apart,
In a fellowless firmament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths
Where highways never ran;
But let me live by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

Let me live in a house by the side of the road,
Where the race of men go by;
The men who are good and the men who are bad,
As good and as bad as I.
I would not sit in the scorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban;
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

I see from my house by the side of the road,
By the side of the highway of life,
The men who press with the ardor of hope,
The men who are faint with the strife.
But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears
Both parts of an infinite plan;
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

Let me live in my house by the side of the road
Where the race of men go by;
They are good, they are bad, they are weak,
They are strong,
Wise, foolish - so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat
Or hurl the cynic's ban? -
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

Sam Walter Foss(f)

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
Mother Teresa

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.
Judy Garland

Soulmates can be a hard lesson,,,we cannot assume that we are supposed to Be with a particular soulmate in every incarnation,even if love is deeply felt, there would be no lessons involved if it was that easy every time,,,,Trey

This is more to do with the origin of a saying ...
 

I wonder how many people would really say "Sweet Fanny Adams" if they really knew what it meant ...

An Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

“It is the possibility that keeps me going, and though you may call me a dreamer or a fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible.”
― Nicholas Sparks

“Love is not a maybe thing, you know when you love someone.” ― Lauren Conrad


“Today, many will choose to live free of conditions and rules governing their own happiness. Why not you? Do not let another day go by where your dedication to other people's opinions is greater than your dedication to your own emotions! Today's a new day!” ― Steve Maraboli

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.

~Erma Bombeck

“There is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard’s vote.”

—David Foster Wallace

“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.”
― Rumi

“You don’t take away my choices. You are my choice.” ― Colleen Houck

“Their fingers seemed to fit together in just the right way- effortlessly clasped,like perfect complements.”― Nicholas Sparks

“To hurt is as human as to breathe.”
― J.K. Rowling

RIP Archimedes
 

Indeed....
 

When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. ~Barbara Bloom



Katniss~~

"Being tender and open is beautiful. As a woman, I feel continually shhh'ed. Too sensitive. Too mushy. Too wishy washy. Blah blah. Don't let someone steal your tenderness. Don't allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. Nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to truly be affected by things. Whether it's a song, a stranger, a mountain, a rain drop, a tea kettle, an article, a sentence, a footstep...feel it all – look around you. All of this is for you. Take it and have gratitude. Give it and feel love."

~Zooey Deschanel

There are times when we do not recognize that it is time for us to move forward. When life is ready for us to move and we resist, life will move us by any means necessary. What may feel like a disaster is actually a graduation. Remain open to being guided, supported and protected by the universe.

~Iyanla Vanzant

<3 the Bee Gee's
 

Heh. I am always getting shhhh'ed! *lol* (or NOT). ;)

You're quote reminded me of the Bee Gee's song:

Be Tender With My Love.

:stillheart:

"If you wait to do everything until you are sure it’s right, you'll probably not do much of anything."

~Win Borden

"Realize you can be happy this moment for no reason. Otherwise, you eternally depend on conditions for happiness. Unconscious of this moment, you remain a victim of circumstances."

~Arthur D. Saftlass


"Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong."

~Sarah Dessen

“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.” ― Margaret Lee Runbeck

Write the truest sentence that you know.” ― Ernest Hemingway


“Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.” ― Lemony Snicket

The moon tonight reminded me of this poem....
 

"The Highwayman" Alfred Noyes.....


THE wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding—
Riding—riding—
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

Quotes
 

Any woman can love a thousand women but-only a rare woman can love one woman a thousand ways

“I don’t know what they are called, the spaces between seconds– but I think of you always in those intervals.” -Salvador Plascencia

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”― Deb Caletti

“Only love of a good woman will make a one question every choice, every action. Only love makes a warrior hesitate for fear that hys lady will find him cruel. Only love makes hym both the best he will ever be, and the weakest. Sometimes all in the same moment. ― Laurell K. Hamilton

Just because someone doesn't love you in the way that you want them to,
doesn't mean that they don't love you will all that they've got.

~Anonymous

Quotes
 

Nothing is so strong as gentleness;nothing so gentle as real strength- It is not good enough to cry for peace we must act peace,live peace and live in peace.

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.” ― George Bernard Shaw

“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.” ― Erica Jong


There is nothing on earth more beautiful to me than your smile...no sound sweeter than your laughter...no pleasure greater than holding you in my arms. Tell me, love...how can you have reached so far inside my heart?”
― Lisa Kleypas

“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”
― Steve Maraboli

“Lots of things can be fixed. Things can be fixed. But many times, relationships between people cannot be fixed, because they should not be fixed. You're aboard a ship setting sail, and the other person has joined the inland circus, or is boarding a different ship, and you just can't be with each other anymore. Because you shouldn't be.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

“If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

“Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself, Love possesses not nor would it be possessed: For love is sufficient unto love.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

“For God's sake, let's take the word 'possess' and put a brick round its neck and drown it ... We can't possess one another. We can only give and hazard all we have.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon

We are the only ones responsible for what goes on in our lives. We can make excuses and blame others, but we are responsible to and for ourselves. Most of us know exactly what it is that creates the pain, confusion, stagnation and disruption in our lives. We must muster the courage and strength to stop it.

~Iyanla Vanzant

I love you with a million hearts...adore you with a thousand eyes...and desire you with a trillion fires.